Court No. - 80
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 27605 of 2019 Applicant :- Sukhveer Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Surendra Kumar Chaubey,Rajesh Kumar Singh Chauhan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Ajit Singh,J.
Short counter affidavit filed on behalf of the learned A.G.A. is taken on record.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.
This is a bail application on behalf of the applicant in connection with Case Crime No. 252 of 2011, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., P.S. Jalalabad, District Shahjahanpur.
The contention of the learned counsel for the applicant is that the accused is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. He further submitted that the accused was not the beneficiary of Rs. 9,250/-. He next submitted that the person namely Hemraj who had filed these cheques had not been investigated till date. He also submitted that there is allegation that the accused has taken Rs. 9,250/- but the present accused has not received any amount of the alleged cheque. He further submitted that the accused is a rustic villager and aged about 80 years and is suffering from many old age related illness. Offence is triable by the Court of Magistrate.
He has placed reliance in the case of Data Ram Vs. State of
U.P. and others, 2018(3) SCC 22. The accused is languishing in jail since 21.06.2019 and in case, he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in the trial.
Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail plea.
Considering the overall facts and circumstances, the nature of allegations, the gravity of offence, the severity of the punishment, the evidence appearing against the accused but without expressing any opinion on merits, this Court finds it to be a fit case for bail.
Accordingly, the bail application stands allowed.
Let the applicant Sukhveer Singh be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the following conditions:-
i) The applicant will continue to attend and co-operate in the trial pending before the court concerned on the date fixed after release.
ii) The applicant will not tamper with the witnesses.
iii) The applicant will not indulge in any illegal activities during the bail period.
It is further directed that the identity, status and residence proof of the sureties be verified by the authorities concerned before they are accepted.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 25.7.2019 Shanu